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Early College Academy

Early College Academy (ECA) is a unique partnership between Aims Community College and Weld County School District 6 which provides students the opportunity to earn an associate degree while in high school. The school itself is contained within a public high school setting and follows many of the normal operational expectations of any high school (attendance, parent/teacher conferences, school calendar). 

Faculty at Early College Academy are made up of education professionals from both District 6 and Aims, and the school program is overseen collaboratively by a District 6 principal and an Aims High School Programs director. ECA educators teach in-person, five days a week, 55 minutes per class. Students are provided with professional tutors, seminar classes (structured study hall), and after-school programming to support student success.

Students also enjoy access to Aims facilities such as the Learning Commons, Kiefer Library, and Physical Education and Recreation Center (PERC).

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Open Enrollment Timeline

  • November 1 - December 19: Open Enrollment Application available
  • Applications after December 19 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
  • Early February: Acceptance Letters Mailed
  • March: Register for ECA Classes

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Adjunct Faculty

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Patrick Aniniba

Part-Time: Faculty, Economics (Early College Academy)
Headshot of Aims biology instructor Kristina Ayers

Kristina Ayers

Instructor, Biology & Environmental Science
Ezekiel Crago headshot

Ezekiel Crago

Part-Time: Faculty, English and Humanities
Amanda Dunn headshot

Amanda Dunn

Part-Time: Faculty, Psychology
Patricia Escobar headshot

Patricia Escobar

Adjunct Instructor, Spanish
Headshot of Aims Art and Women and Gender Studies instructor Charis Fleshner

Charis Fleshner

Part-Time: Faculty, Art
Part-Time: Faculty, Women and Gender Studies
Headshot, Merrit Jones

Merritt Jones

Part-Time: Faculty, Music
Andrew Moline Headshot

Andrew Moline

Part-Time: Faculty, Art
Part-Time: Faculty, English
Headshot, Mark Leech

Mark Leach

Part-Time: Faculty, Health and Wellness
Headshot, Jami Ryba

Jami Ryba

Part-Time: Faculty, Sociology
Headshot, Megha Suswaram

Megha Suswaram

Part-time: Faculty, Environmental Science
Headshot, Steven Wagley

Steven Wagley

Part-Time: Faculty, Speech

Part-Time Staff

Mary Billings headshot

Mary Billings

Professional Tutor, Writing and English

Tyler Goswick

Part-Time: Tutor II, Early College Academy
Headshot, Tom Miller

Thomas Miller

Professional Tutor, Writing and English
Jayesh Narsinghani headshot

Jayesh Narsinghani

Part-Time: Tutor II, Early College Academy
Headshot of Linda Perreich

Linda Perrich

Professional Tutor, Writing and English
Headshot, Thomas Veldhuizen

Thomas Veldhuizen

Professional Tutor, Mathematics